Summer Ball Week 1

 The past few days have been very taxing. Between learning my way around Houghton and playing baseball I have had little time to talk about what has been going on.

The baseball aspect has been very fun and eye opening. The players I am playing against are at an entire different level then I am used to. My first at bat did not go as planned as I pinch hit in the 9th and flew out to third.  My first start came in Niagara, New York against the Niagara Power. Getting the opportunity to play in an stadium in an opening day experience was amazing. A helicopter even landed on the field! I ended up going 0-3 with a hit by pitch but had 2 out of 3 quality at bats which is all you can ask for.

 Outside of baseball, I have been having a blast. From workouts to dinners with the team, it is really a fun experience. So far I have won in mini-golf, tried to catch a t-shirt from a cannon and gained a lot of really good friends.

We finished this week with a record of 0-2 but played very well for this being the first few games together and I expect us to start winning very shortly.